Mr. Kirkbride's Class

Category: English

  • Grade 8 Grad Portfolios

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    Students have been working on their grad portfolios in Grade 8 over the last week and may require the support of parents and family to collect documents, pictures and other mediums that show student/personal achievement. If parents/guardians could please help with the collection of these items, that would be appreciated by teacher and student alike.…

  • Giver Journal Responses

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    The Giver: Journal Responses Jonas describes his feelings as he approaches his ceremony of twelve, where he will become an adult and begin his role in the community. If you were in the position of Jonas and were to enter adulthood at the age of 12, how would you feel about being assigned one job…

  • Comparative Writing: The Giver VS. Waterdown

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    Students have been discussing the language used and ways that we can compare to places, things or people. Students have created graphic organizers to sort compare/contrast the two societies in 3 ways. Once you have finished your rough draft of the body paragraphs, you will have to revise your writing to improve the quality. Use the…

  • Biographical Essay Reading List

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    #1) Please read the following article with a partner. You may work with a partner to answer the questions, but each student must submit his/her own ORIGINAL (not copied) answers. Malala #2) Please read the following article about Mother Teresa and her accomplishments. Once you have completed the reading, answer the questions on the provided handout…

  • Mother Teresa Reading

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    Please read the following article about Mother Teresa and her accomplishments. Once you have completed the reading, answer the questions on the provided handout (which can also be found on the last page of the reading). Mother Teresa

  • Homework Feb 24 weekend

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      AN IMPORTANT REMINDER TO ALL GRADE 8 STUDENTS Waterdown District High School Guidance Counselors will be visiting the school Monday morning and you MUST have your option sheets signed and completed (both sides) to complete the process. DO NOT FORGET IT!

  • Persuasive Speech Rubrics

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    The In-Class Speech Competition will take place on Friday for those students who wish to participate. Students who are successful will move on to represent our school on Monday during the School Speech Competition. All students who choose not to participate in the Speech Competition will still be required to complete his/her speech, but instead…

  • Speech Analysis

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    There are two links to famous, well done speeches that I would like you to watch with a partner. Think about what the speaker does to make his/her delivery effective. Please complete the chart that has been provided in class to help you use your knowledge of speaking to improve your own speech quality. The link…

  • Speech Timeline

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    As we have discussed in class, this is the timeline that we have created for the speech due dates. If you wish to be considered for the speech competition in front of the school, it is VERY IMPORTANT you follow these timelines or else you will not be able to compete. The winner must be…

  • Narrowing Topic for Speech

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    We will look through our slideshow together about how to narrow down our topic selection for our speeches. It is important that we have topics that have enough to write about, but are not too broad! Narrowing Topics Once you have done the activity with your group, you will choose your own topic using the…

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